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China: Jin-Yuan Dynasty (1115-1368 CE), coin-shaped charm with round central hole, obverse inscribed 'Tai shang zhou', reverse inscribed Taoist spell character with human figure standing on tortoise and snake, 58.5*1.7mm, 26.9g, Zhong Qian Genuine. This piece is of a rare edition that has been seldom seen before. The Taoist deity standing on the right of the obverse is evidently Xuanwu, who is also known as Zhenwu, who is identified by the intertwined tortoise and snake underneath his feet. The rarity of the piece is evidenced by the fact that it is only 1.7mm in depth, suggesting itself as an earliest edition of the same type dating to the Song dynasty. Later copies or recasts tend to be much thicker, around 2.5mm or more. Considering its diameter of 58.5mm, it is dated here to the Jin-Yuan period..

Estimate: 2000 - 5000